🚀 go-pugleaf

On 27 Oct 1998 03:06:14 GMT, dragnet@internalysis.com (Marc
Bissonnette) wrote:


>For what it's worth, when someone has to stoop so low as to criticize your 
>language skills in an obviously vindictive manner, it usually means they can't 
>refute your own argument, so they stoop to the childish. 

This makes perfect sense and it's true ... such a low argument needs
no refutation.

>It's the same as 
>responding to a Usenet post criticizing spelling or typos (Unless the 
>originator is a despised twit, in which case, they're open season to all :)

But I cannot agree about that spelling and grammar are trivial. True,
it is considered bad form in the net to pick on them publicly, and
when I do so, I do it through a private email to the person. But it is
important to use correct spelling and grammar. There are at least two
reasons:

	1. Without them understanding will be impeded or damaged.
When, for example, someone writes " I hate to dissolution you", a real
difficulty in understanding may arise, especially among readers whose
mother tongue is not English.

	2. Slovenly grammar and spelling, and yes, excessive typos,
say "I don't really care about what I am doing and should not be taken
seriously. Moreover I am showing you a lack of consideration that
corresponds to the vacuousness of my thoughts. Please ignore me."


Cheers,

David Lipscomb